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Lead process engineer

Great Yarmouth
Petrofac
Process engineer
Posted: 2 March
Offer description

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

JOB TITLE: LEAD PROCESS ENGINEER

This is to be based in Great Yarmouth

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Take personal responsibility for safety and adhere to Petrofac’s ‘Eight Golden Rules’.

2. Provide Process Engineering technical support to, and implementing instructions from, the Project Manager & Project Engineering Manager.

3. Take ownership and approval of responses to Process technical queries to ensure resolution to the satisfaction of the Project Manager & Project Engineering Manager.

4. To lead, supervise and provide direction and support for all Process Engineering personnel within the assigned project team.

5. Undertake and be accountable for work scopes ranging from initial selection studies and field development studies through concept to detailed design, commissioning and operational support.

6. Specification and design of all upstream oilfield equipment including but not limited to:

7. Separation, Compression, Dehydration and Effluent clean up

8. Water injection, Chemical injection and Safety systems

9. Flare and utility systems

10. Other associated equipment and systems within the Oil and Gas industry.

11. Ensure the Process Engineering support provided satisfies the appropriate Asset Safety Case and that the Prevention of Fire and Explosion, Emergency Response (PFEER) performance standards are not compromised by any Process engineering activities.

12. Review of job progress and cost reports regarding Process engineering activities

13. Liaise with other disciplines in the execution of the work.

14. Liaise with client as required.

15. Ensure that all Process design changes are captured by the change control process.

16. Contribute to the development of the plans, schedules and estimates for the individual workscopes.

17. Ensure that all Process engineering work is carried out in accordance with Asset priorities and schedules as set out in the integrated plan.

18. Supervise discipline team members to ensure the technical quality of work produced by the discipline personnel meets company and customer requirements.

19. Responsibility for the motivation of team members to identify cost effective designs and seek solutions.

20. Responsible for specific change and improvement initiatives

21. Must comply with Company engineering procedures and industry, international and client codes and standards, and assurance that team members comply with the procedures.

22. Identify increase or reduction in scope, raising the necessary support documents for Project Control Purposes

23. Preparation of engineering scope for both man-hours and equipment estimates where necessary.

24. Responsible as a key member of any project team for achieving the project target and completion of the project within the budget and schedule

25. Produce documentation and drawing deliverables for inclusion in workpacks, and or, design books on time to meet offshore deadlines.

26. Ensure that all Process work complies with Contract/BMS and Petrofac health, safety, environmental and quality policies and procedures; project specific SHE and quality plans; and agreed interfacing requirements with sub-contractors as appropriate.

27. Incorporation of management strategy as advised by the Process Technical Authority or Project Engineering Manager

28. Liaise with Project Engineering Manager and Process Technical Authority regarding resource requirements of assigned project team.

29. Assist Process Technical Authority in undertaking competency assessments on discipline team members.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

30. A Process or Chemical Engineering Degree (BEng/BSc minimum)

31. IChemE Chartered status preferred

32. Necessary certification for travel offshore preferred.

33. Must be conversant and knowledgeable with respect to current and new legislation and standards.

34. Must be willing to travel offshore/site

35. Capable of representing Petrofac OPO and Client to business associates in a professional manner

36. Team player

37. Computer literate in Microsoft Office Applications and relevant discipline specific software

38. Motivated to deliver

39. Ability to investigate and interpret data

40. Ability to be responsive and open to changing circumstances

41. Ability to motivate and supervise other discipline personnel

42. Excellent interpersonal skills

43. Demonstrates cross-cultural awareness and an ability to build effective working relationships across our global business

44. Good communication skills

45. Experience within the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry is essential

46. Relevant experience should be in the development of a sound knowledge of Process engineering principles and their application to engineering projects from conceptual to detailed engineering stages.

47. A skilled engineer in offshore oil & gas related projects

48. Brownfield project experience essential

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